March 5, 1975 (8 pages)

Sert 1g the communities of Nevada City, Grass Valley. ied Dog. Town Talk, Glenbrook. Little York, Cherokee. Mooney Flat, Sweetland, Alpha, Omega, French Corral, Rough and Ready, Graniteville, North SanJuan, North Bloomfield, Humbug, Relief Hill, Washington, Blue Tent, LaBarr Meadows, Cedar Ridge, Union Hill. Peardale, Summit City, W alloupa, Gouge Eye, Lime Kiln, Chicago Park, Wolf, Christmas Hill, Liberty Hill, Sailor Flat, Lake City, Selby Flat, Grizzly Hill, Gold Flat, Soggsville, Gold Bar, Lowell Hill. Bourbon Hill, Scotch Hilt, North Columbia, Cotambia Hill, Brandy Flat; Sebastopol, Quaker Hill, nunacomy NCCT Willow Valley, Newtown, Indian Flat, Bridgeport, Birchrille, Moore's Flat, Orleans Flat, Remington Hill, Anthony House, Delirium Tremens. VOLUME 50 Wednesday, March 5, 197 10 Cents A Copy Lola Montez story Divine Eccentric’ starts today Beginning with this issue, the Nevada County Nugget will reprint Doris Foley’s ‘‘The Divine Eccentric,’’ a welldocumented story of the life of Lola Montez. The original ‘“‘hard-backed” publication is now out of print and is considered a rarity, if available. Those subscribing to The Nugget during the month of March will be given the back issues from March 5 to make a complete file of this historical book. Nevada City author Foley is well known locally for her historical articles and is recognized statewide for her diligent research and ‘authenticity in preparation for her publications. Doris Nighingale Foley was born in Oakland, but was moved to Camino in El Dorado county, when she was two weeks old. Her father, Willard Nightingale, a stationary engineer, installed the engine for a Camino lumber mill. Her family life alternated between Camino and Oakland until her father died. After her mother remarried, Doris made her home in Pike, Sierra county. Due to the lack of a high school there, her family sent her to the Nevada City High School and she boarded at the National Hotel. During that time Doris was befriended by many Nevada City families and notables. One of them was aviation pioneer Lyman Gilmore who gave her a ride in his plane; the pilot was German war ace Girard Fokker, from the plane manufacturing company. For the last two years of high school Doris returned to Camino to live with an aunt. She went on to San Francisco State to graduate, and accepted her first teaching job in Alleghany. It was there she met her husband, Robert Mortimer ‘‘Mert’”’ Foley, an electrician and chief foreman at the Sixteen-to-One Mine. After their marriage they lived at Tightner Cottage, on Kanaka Creek Canyon. Four years later her husband died in a Nevada City plea mining accident, leaving her with their two-year old son, Bob. She brought the child to Nevada City, had a home built on Main Street and taught first grade at Nevada City Elementary School for over 12 years, following with four years as a supervisor for the county school department. When her son_ entered University of California, Berkeley, she moved to that area and worked as art and music consultant for the.Contra Costa schools until her retirement and return to Nevada City five years ago. Mrs. Foley remains’ very active, working in the Searls Historical Library, cataloguing materials and helping visitors find information. In addition to ““The Divine Eccentric’”’ she alsowrote ‘‘Gold Cities.’”’ She also writes historical features for The Union. She was _instrumental in getting the Nevada County Historical Society’s museum started, wrote its early bulletins, and is past president of the society. Doris F oley Equal rights for women If a woman is physically and mentally qualified as well as capable, they should be paid equal wages for equal work performed by a man. That is the definite opinion of four guests speaking at the Nevada City Business and Professional Women’s Club dinner meeting held Wednesday night at the American Victorian Museum. Speakers, introduced by club president Evelyn Dalaba and club legislative chairperson Louise Rankin, included Gail Berryman from Pacific Gas and Electric Company; Mike Durkin, Pacific Telephone Company; Dorothy Rhodehamel and Virginia Richardson, both from Yuba River Lunfber. Mrs. Berryman spoke on the “trials _ and tribulations of a female meter reader,” revealing that she has left that position and is “‘glad to be back in the office,” working as a clerk. She explained, in depth, the responsibilities of a meter reader and said she wouldn’t recommend the job except for ‘‘a very hearty woman.” Dogs and muddy roads are the biggest problem of the readers. Many people tie their dogs or fence them in an area surrounding the meters, thus making it doubly hard to read them, she said, adding that she has “matching ‘sets of scars on each leg,” from angry canines. Getting stuck on bad roads is a difficult situation, espceially for a small-framed, 42-year-old woman. If you’ve dialed the operator lately and ‘the reply came from a pleasant-voiced male, chances are that it’s Mike Durkin who has been serving in that position for the past year. Mike, a 1971 graduate of Nevada Union High School, began working as an installer for the company during summers while he attended Sierra College. He later applied for the position but was told he must be transferred into the job. He applied for the operator job and after a physical exam and general knowledge test, reported to work along with 25 female operators. “I like the job and I’m treated like one of the girls,” he quipped, adding that he did not feel like he was a minority. “Anybody can do it.” Mike admits that the sound of a male ~ voice startles some people and elicits a variety of remarks, including ‘“‘Have you been. taking hormone pills,” and ‘‘Gee whiz, is the company on strike?”’ Even though he enjoys the job, he has submitted applications to be an installer or splicer. “‘I would rather work outdoors,” he said. Mrs. Rhodehamel began 10-years-ago at Yuba River as the only female employe, ‘‘And I didn’t know redwood from fir or a bolt from a screw.” Now however, after : learning the “‘whole ball of wax,” she is the firm’s credit manager. Shereferred toa former job where she was manager of a catalog store. Part of her job there required that she train men for the same position, however the male trainees were being paid from $25 to $50 more per week than she was. “Tye been accepted at Yuba River without. reservation,” -said. “If a woman is physically and mentally able to perform the same work as her male counterpart she should receive equal pay.” Planning Consultant Virginia Richardson also from Yuba River agreed, saying ‘‘Don’t back up if you can do the ‘job then demand equal pay.” Mrs. Richardson said she was raised in the construction and contracting business and had great desires to be an artist but found her ability centered around technical drawing. — During high school and college, she pursued her ambition working in machine shops in Southern California during the Korean War. ae £4) VO OLNGRVEOVS NOILOGS S1IVOICOLUGd AUVUGI FLVLS ¥l8s6 GL-9TS

Sert 1g the communities of Nevada City, Grass Valley. ied Dog. Town Talk, Glenbrook. Little York, Cherokee. Mooney Flat, Sweetland, Alpha, Omega, French Corral, Rough and Ready, Graniteville, North SanJuan, North Bloomfield, Humbug, Relief Hill, Washington, Blue Tent, LaBarr Meadows, Cedar Ridge, Union Hill. Peardale, Summit City, W alloupa, Gouge Eye, Lime Kiln, Chicago Park, Wolf, Christmas Hill, Liberty Hill, Sailor Flat, Lake City, Selby Flat, Grizzly Hill, Gold Flat, Soggsville, Gold Bar, Lowell Hill. Bourbon Hill, Scotch Hilt, North Columbia, Cotambia Hill, Brandy Flat; Sebastopol, Quaker Hill, nunacomy NCCT Willow Valley, Newtown, Indian Flat, Bridgeport, Birchrille, Moore's Flat, Orleans Flat, Remington Hill, Anthony House, Delirium Tremens. VOLUME 50 Wednesday, March 5, 197 10 Cents A Copy Lola Montez story Divine Eccentric’ starts today Beginning with this issue, the Nevada County Nugget will reprint Doris Foley’s ‘‘The Divine Eccentric,’’ a welldocumented story of the life of Lola Montez. The original ‘“‘hard-backed” publication is now out of print and is considered a rarity, if available. Those subscribing to The Nugget during the month of March will be given the back issues from March 5 to make a complete file of this historical book. Nevada City author Foley is well known locally for her historical articles and is recognized statewide for her diligent research and ‘authenticity in preparation for her publications. Doris Nighingale Foley was born in Oakland, but was moved to Camino in El Dorado county, when she was two weeks old. Her father, Willard Nightingale, a stationary engineer, installed the engine for a Camino lumber mill. Her family life alternated between Camino and Oakland until her father died. After her mother remarried, Doris made her home in Pike, Sierra county. Due to the lack of a high school there, her family sent her to the Nevada City High School and she boarded at the National Hotel. During that time Doris was befriended by many Nevada City families and notables. One of them was aviation pioneer Lyman Gilmore who gave her a ride in his plane; the pilot was German war ace Girard Fokker, from the plane manufacturing company. For the last two years of high school Doris returned to Camino to live with an aunt. She went on to San Francisco State to graduate, and accepted her first teaching job in Alleghany. It was there she met her husband, Robert Mortimer ‘‘Mert’”’ Foley, an electrician and chief foreman at the Sixteen-to-One Mine. After their marriage they lived at Tightner Cottage, on Kanaka Creek Canyon. Four years later her husband died in a Nevada City plea mining accident, leaving her with their two-year old son, Bob. She brought the child to Nevada City, had a home built on Main Street and taught first grade at Nevada City Elementary School for over 12 years, following with four years as a supervisor for the county school department. When her son_ entered University of California, Berkeley, she moved to that area and worked as art and music consultant for the.Contra Costa schools until her retirement and return to Nevada City five years ago. Mrs. Foley remains’ very active, working in the Searls Historical Library, cataloguing materials and helping visitors find information. In addition to ““The Divine Eccentric’”’ she alsowrote ‘‘Gold Cities.’”’ She also writes historical features for The Union. She was _instrumental in getting the Nevada County Historical Society’s museum started, wrote its early bulletins, and is past president of the society. Doris F oley

Equal rights for women If a woman is physically and mentally qualified as well as capable, they should be paid equal wages for equal work performed by a man. That is the definite opinion of four guests speaking at the Nevada City Business and Professional Women’s Club dinner meeting held Wednesday night at the American Victorian Museum. Speakers, introduced by club president Evelyn Dalaba and club legislative chairperson Louise Rankin, included Gail Berryman from Pacific Gas and Electric Company; Mike Durkin, Pacific Telephone Company; Dorothy Rhodehamel and Virginia Richardson, both from Yuba River Lunfber. Mrs. Berryman spoke on the “trials _ and tribulations of a female meter reader,” revealing that she has left that position and is “‘glad to be back in the office,” working as a clerk. She explained, in depth, the responsibilities of a meter reader and said she wouldn’t recommend the job except for ‘‘a very hearty woman.” Dogs and muddy roads are the biggest problem of the readers. Many people tie their dogs or fence them in an area surrounding the meters, thus making it doubly hard to read them, she said, adding that she has “matching ‘sets of scars on each leg,” from angry canines. Getting stuck on bad roads is a difficult situation, espceially for a small-framed, 42-year-old woman. If you’ve dialed the operator lately and ‘the reply came from a pleasant-voiced male, chances are that it’s Mike Durkin who has been serving in that position for the past year. Mike, a 1971 graduate of Nevada Union High School, began working as an installer for the company during summers while he attended Sierra College. He later applied for the position but was told he must be transferred into the job. He applied for the operator job and after a physical exam and general knowledge test, reported to work along with 25 female operators. “I like the job and I’m treated like one of the girls,” he quipped, adding that he did not feel like he was a minority. “Anybody can do it.” Mike admits that the sound of a male ~ voice startles some people and elicits a variety of remarks, including ‘“‘Have you been. taking hormone pills,” and ‘‘Gee whiz, is the company on strike?”’ Even though he enjoys the job, he has submitted applications to be an installer or splicer. “‘I would rather work outdoors,” he said. Mrs. Rhodehamel began 10-years-ago at Yuba River as the only female employe, ‘‘And I didn’t know redwood from fir or a bolt from a screw.” Now however, after : learning the “‘whole ball of wax,” she is the firm’s credit manager. Shereferred toa former job where she was manager of a catalog store. Part of her job there required that she train men for the same position, however the male trainees were being paid from $25 to $50 more per week than she was. “Tye been accepted at Yuba River without. reservation,” -said. “If a woman is physically and mentally able to perform the same work as her male counterpart she should receive equal pay.” Planning Consultant Virginia Richardson also from Yuba River agreed, saying ‘‘Don’t back up if you can do the ‘job then demand equal pay.” Mrs. Richardson said she was raised in the construction and contracting business and had great desires to be an artist but found her ability centered around technical drawing. — During high school and college, she pursued her ambition working in machine shops in Southern California during the Korean War. ae £4) VO OLNGRVEOVS NOILOGS S1IVOICOLUGd AUVUGI FLVLS ¥l8s6 GL-9TS